Trans Am (2). Profile: American post rock band founded in 1990 in Bethesda, Maryland.
TRANS AM" is a retro-inspired dance music galore. Modern House and EDM productions are adorned by a hefty dose of 1980's elements, and the result is a crafty tribute to the early days of Trance and 90's club subculture and to the excessive glory that was the 1980's. The album marks a surprising yet most welcoming turn from the style we were introduced to in VHS Dreams' first EP. "TRANS AM" brings the new to the old and vice versa.
Trans Am are loosely associated with the mid-'90s post-rock scene centered around Tortoise, Ui, Labradford, Windy & Carl, et. and the Thrill Jockey, Kranky, UHF and Southern labels, among others. Although a vast distance separates Trans Am's albums, all of them are concerned with an extreme, somewhat humorous reorientation of the clichés and conventions of rock music, primarily through either technical (exaggerated displays of skill) or instrumental (electronics, effects) deviation. The group formed in 1990 in Washington, .
Trans Am is the debut self-titled album by Trans Am, released in 1996. Technology Corridor – 0:50.
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Trans Am (band) – Trans Am is a three-piece band which originated in Bethesda, Maryland that was one of the originators of post-rock in the mid 1990s. They are known for constant touring, cryptic album artwork, Nathan Means, Philip Manley and Sebastian Thomson formed Trans Am in 1990 near Washington, D. C. The band started as a HarDCore project but the sound evolved as the members finished college to include additional influences, new wave, classic rock, in 1995 they began recording their music, which until 1998 was almost entirely instrumental. The album was produced by John McEntire of labelmates Tortoise at Chicagos Idful Studios, afterwards, the band opened for Tortoise on a brief US tour.
